River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS.

SHI1klI OF THE MEMS.
A. Carleton. of Philadelphia. a menu
Der Of the general executive board.
Knights of Labor, visited Akron.
O.. last week and lifted the boycott
which, about eight months ago, was
placed on the Empire reaper and mower
works Of }. +. Seiberling & Co.. and
other enterprises III which j. f. Sci
berling is Interested.
Mendel jung, an old man. living in
New York, drank two teaspoonfuls Of
whisky New Year day and died soon.
His daughter-in-law also tasted the
liquor and nearly expired Friends Of
William jung, the dead mans son. are
said To have stated that Young jung
tried 10 poison his wife. but killed his
father instead.
The Decatur Land, Improvement 4
Insurance Company at Decatur. Ala.
has been incorporated Yesterday with
capital stock oftS7 500. GOO Eugene G.
Gordon. a brother of Gov Gordon, is at
the head of the enterprise. Tho object is
To operate four iron and number of
charcoal furnaces and other industries.
The German ironmastcrs have made
m agreement with those of Belgium to
refrain from -ellingrails in each other :
country. The irommastcrs of both
countries are endeayoring to induce the
English manufacturers of rails to enter
> similar agreement.
The need Of strongleader in France
to-day is made plain BY the enthusiasm
aroused by Gambetta' name aud by
the praise layished upon him By former
enemies.
The interesting assertion comes from
Paris that in the last year the dogs
there killed 100000 rat,
All the colleries in the Wilkesbarre
region, shipping over the New Jersey
Central railroad, are idle. The closing
of the mines has thrown out of en-
ployment 100 men aud boys.
The residents of British Columbia
are planning to Starye out the Chinese.
William ii. Warner, a Connecticut
murderer and suicide, left a document
ordering that his body should be heldfor
one week after his supposed death. and
that he be buried face downwards, All
of which directions were religiously
observed by his frieds
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Thompson, Of East
Bridgewater. are supposed to be the
oldest married couple in Massachusetts.
January ! they celebrated the seventy
second anniversary Of their marriage
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from Frankfort Germany, during the
closing days Of the year. The expul>-
ions created much excitement among
the workingmen, but the police were on
the alert and no disturbances occurred.
Lady Colin Campbell is much dis
turbcd at the prospect of another SEES
sion in the Divorce Court. She was
told after the ease was recently closed
that there could bc no rehearing, and
she spoke of the relief that that asslw-
ance afforded her.
Who knows vet whether the inter-
State commerce campaign will be a
long or short haul. or whether it will
be politicians haul. Gaircst0H NelcS
The Tories, " no feel that Gladstone.
if he got another chance, would give
Irel; nd her rights, are telling each
other that if he can only be kept out Of
power another two wears old age will
cut his claws and he will cease to be
dangerous.
In Eastern Europe politics is in its
usual state OF deep complication. The
report that the Cars mind i affected
Is generally accepted as true, and any
sort of an explosion may be expected in
that autocratic quarter.
Joseph II, Real. president Of the
American Agricultural and Dairy As
ISOLATION, is in Washington for the pur-
pose Of promoting the Department of
Agriculture. the Animal-Industry and
the Agricultural Experiment Station
bills, in all Of which hi> association feels
deep interest,
The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Times again aiiirms shis recent
statement that Russia and Germany
have concluded direct alliance. Rus
~ia binds herself to remain neutral in
case of a war between France and Ger
many in consideration OF German neu-
trality should Russia and Austria come
together,
The cost of introducing girl into
society in New York and carrying her
successfully through one season is Is
timated at 81 SOS. of which all but $3.50
i for wearing apparel.
Rev. Freeman, aged % years, is still
occupying a pulpit in Colchester, Vt,